Wall hydrant



Aug. 13, 1940.

S, D. MARTIN WALL HYDRANT Filed Nw. so,v 1959 Patented Aug. 13, 1940 t 1 f Y t UNITED STATES vPATENT yoFFlci.

WALL nYDaAN'r Stanley D. Martin, Waltham, Mass. Application November 30.19.39,' serial No. 306,87?. 1 claim. (c1. asi-155)" My invention relates to improvements in wall ed to close against the conical seat 25y provided hydrants such as are provided for the attachupon the outer end wall 23 of the lfaucet body ment oi a` hose for washing and sprinkling out- The two valves 20 and 3B' are spaced-apart a side of the wall of a building, and it has for its distance that is less than the distance between 5 object to provide a wall hydrant of simple, ineX- partition I3 and valve seat 25 so-V that when valvev l5 pensive and efficient construction. e Stem 29 is rotated in one direction valve 20 will be To these ends I have provided an improved moved away from its seat .on partition I3 while wall hydrant constructed and operating' as set valve 30 will be moved in position against itsseat forth in the following description, the several 25. When thus adjusted the valveZ occupies novel features of the invention being pointed the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1 and water out and dened'in the claim at the close thereof. iiows from pipe I1 through `elIbow I2,v pipesec- In the accompanying drawing: tion 29 into faucet body 2| from1which it4 dis- Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the sill or charges through nipple 2B.

wall of a building equipped with ahydrant con- The rotation of valve stem 29 in the opposite structed in accordance with this invention. direction seats valve 29 against partition I3 and Figure 2 is an elevation of the hydrant shown shuts off the flow of water'and incidently the in Fig. 1. valve 3D'1moves away from seat 25 into the posi- The illustrated embodiment of my invention tion shown in Fig. 1. comprises a section of pipe I0 that is exteriorly The outer end of stem 29 is rotatably supthreadedat its opposite ends and extends through ported within the aperture 24 at the outer end -20 the building wall II as shown. At the inner end of the faucet body and, as vwill be clear, when; of this pipe section I9 is provided an elbow I2 valve 2li is moved into its fully open position and interiorly divided by a partition I3 so as to provalve 39 is seatedl the escape of water through this vide an inlet cham-ber I4 and an outlet chamber aperture is prevented. At its outer end the valve l5. The inlet chamber I4 ris provided with a stem 29 is providedwith a handle'3l by means of- 25 threaded inlet port I6 into which screwed one which it is operated manually. end of a pipe I'I that is connected with a supply of The above described hydrant has the advantage l water under head or pressure while the outlety that the valve stem -29 issupported at its oppochamber I5 is provided with a threaded outlet site ends so that the valves 2U and `90 are guided 30 port I8 into which is screwed the inner end of properly toward and from their seats whenthe 30l the pipe section I9. valve stem is operated in one direction or the The partition I3 is made with a port I9 and other. Another advantage to the above described also with a seat for a conical valve 20 which iS construction -is that few parts are required and dSpOSed Within the Outlet Chamber l5. The these are of simple construction and inexpensive.

outer end of pipe section I9 communicates ywith Also, the number of joints required arereduced 35 the interior of a one-piece faucet tting 2l havto a minimum. e I ing a body portion formed at ,one end with a What I Claim is; f threadedport 22 into which is screwed'the outer A Wen hydrant of the dass described comprisend 0f pipe 560131011 U- At' 'S Outer endfaU-Cet ing a pipe section to extend through a wall, said body 2| iS made With all end Wall 23 that iS pipe section being exteriorly threaded at its op- 40 formed with 1a central aperture 24 and the innerV peste ends; en elbow member et .the inner end face of ywall 23 is formed with a conical valve ,ofsaid pipe section interiorly divided by aparti- Seat 25 Surrounding the aperture 24. tion to provide inlet and outlet chambers at op- The faucet bOdY 2| S also formed With a dOWD- posite sides thereof, said partition being formed wardly directed outlet nipple 26 whose lower end with a port extending therethrough, said outlet 45 portion is exteriorly threaded. as at 21. to adapt chamber being provided with a threaded outlet it to be coupled to a hose. port that is occupied by the inner threaded end The elbow I2 at the inner end of pipe section I0 of said pipe section andsaid inlet chamlber being is made with a threaded blind socket 2B which is provided with an inlet port adapted to be con in axial alignment with the port I9 and aperture nected by a pipe with a supply of water under 50 24. This socket 28 is occupied by the threaded head of pressure; a faucet comprising a body inner end of a valve stern 29 which carries the portion made with a threaded inlet port that is conical valve 20 that is adapted to seat against occupied by the outer threaded end of said pipe the partition I3 'and also another conical valve section and having an outer wall formed with an 30 disposed within the faucet body 2| yand adapt aperture that is axially alined with the port of 55 Wall and said partition so that when said stem is screwed into said socket one of said valves is seated on said partition to close said port and when screwed in the opposite direction said port is opened and the other valve is seated against said outer Wall to close said aperture and limit the opening movement of said rst-mentionedi valve, and a handle on said stem outside of said faucet member.

STANLEY D. MARTIN. 

